Category: February 2023

David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “The lob is a lofted shot hit off a bounce that can be either offensive or defensive in nature. The object of lobbing is to force your opponents, who are in a strong position at the non-volley…

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Ross Dunfee “Soldier, put those bodies in the graves and get them buried.” “Sargent, what names should I put on each of the grave markers?” “I don’t know. For now, just mark it Unknown.” This conversation has occurred throughout many wars around the world. Identifying and repatriating the deceased is a logistical nightmare. It is…

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Christina Riley, Marketing & Communications Feb. 4 (Saturday): Tee-up for Childhood Cancer Tournament sponsored by the Lions Club Feb. 22 (Wednesday): Bandits Tournament March 18 (Saturday): Greenskeeper Tournament March 19 (Sunday): Canadian Club Golf Tournament May 29 (Monday): Memorial Day Tournament July 1 (Saturday): 4th of July Tournament Sept. 4 (Monday): Labor Day Tournament

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Don’t forget! Please report all requests or issues regarding the golf course to the Golf Shop by calling 480-883-0820 or stopping in. We work closely with the superintendent to ensure these items are addressed.

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Chapter Commander Rich Volpe Our chapter commander would like to continue to extend his thanks and appreciation for all the support you all provided to our organization over the past year, and we’re looking forward to a fresh new start as we enter into the new year. Some major achievements over the past year include teaming…

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Frank Nechvatal The January meeting went well, and we had another Italian Trivia Night. President Lisa is planning future events for February through April. Remember that our April meeting is always a Patio Party Potluck. SunBird residents interested in joining us, our meetings are the second Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. in the…

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MJ Johnson The Garden Club held its annual Christmas luncheon after the Dec. 9 meeting. Forty-one members enjoyed a fun holiday trivia game and a delicious lunch prepared by the Horizon Room. At our Jan. 13 meeting, we planned our Feb. 3 field trip to the 20th Annual Wuertz Farm Gourd Festival in Casa Grande.…

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Frank Nechvatal Our Christmas Potluck was superb. The dishes were very good, and it was well attended. Our January meeting was highlighted by a German Trivia Contest, and the winner received a nice little prize. For our February meeting, we are planning to show a video on Germany. Since Feb. 22 is Ash Wednesday, we…

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Cheers Trip Opportunities: Many of our members spent the holidays traveling to visit family or entertaining family. Now that it is the new year, many members are thinking about where they want to travel. With a wide variety of day trips and short, overnight travel, several of our members have elected to go on both…

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Helen Seaton, Publicity Director The Computer Booters meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8, will be about Jitsi Meet, which is a free, opensource, online video conferencing application, much like Zoom, but without the fees or time restrictions. If you have taken part in our Tech Tuesdays feature, then you have had your first taste of Jitsi…

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